TPO20 听力题目

TPO 20听力题目

Conversation 1

1. Why does the man go to talk to the woman?

A. To find out if he can get extended borrowing privileges

B. To find out if he needs to immediately return a book he borrowed

C. To find out why he has to pay a library fine

D. To find out why his borrowing privileges have been suspended

2. What will the man probably do today? (2 answers)

A. Get photocopies of a book chapter B. Find out who requested his book

C. Borrow additional books. D. Renew the book Modern Social Problems.

3. What is the woman trying to explain when she mentions students who have lost their borrowing privileges?

A. Why the man should not photocopy part of the book B. The reasons for one of the library’s policies

C. What will happen if the man does not return the book D. The reason the man has to fill out a form

4. How does the man probably feel at the end of the conversation?

A. Annoyed that he has to pay a fine on the book B. Upset that he is losing his library privileges

C. Glad that he can keep the book for two more weeks D. Less worried about having to return the book 5. Why does the woman say this:

A. To make sure she understands what the man’s problem is

B. To encourage the man to return the book to the library soon

C. To check whether the man has already returned the book

D. To see if the man is familiar with the library’s policy

Lecture 2

6. What is the main topic of the lecture?

A. The reasons people are not always truthful in conversations

B. The need for greater regulation of language used in advertising

C. The need for maximum precision and detail in everyday conversation

D. The role of certain rules in determining what a speaker means

7. According to the professor, what helps speakers keep conversations from proceeding too slowly?

A. The ability to make inferences according to the Gricean maxims

B. The ability to effectively distinguish truth from falsehood

C. The willingness to ignore the Gricean maxims on occasion

8. For each of the following, indicate whether or not it reflects one of the Gricean maxims that the professor

mentions. (2 points)

Is a Maxim Is not a Maxim

Try to make the topic interesting

Avoid making claims that are false

Make comments as informative as necessary

Make as few assumptions as possible

Make comments relate to previous statements

9. Why does the professor describe a letter of recommendation?

A. To point out differences between written statements and spoken statements

B. To illustrate how people may be deceived in a business environment

C. To show how violating a maxim may contribute to a statement’s meaning

D. To provide that lying is sometimes considered acceptable

10. What does the professor imply about advertisers?

A. They are less likely than politicians to violate a Gricean maxim

B. They realize that consumers know whether an advertisement violates a maxim.

C. They often make use of the Gricean maxims to express humor.

D. They realize that consumers make false inferences from advertisements.

11. What type of maxim does the professor illustrate with this example:

A. Manner B. Quality C. Quantity D. Relevance

Lecture 3

12. What is the lecture mainly about?

A. The effect of ice ages on the development of agriculture

B. A theory about a change in Earth’s climate cycle

C. Strategies to prevent Earth from entering another ice age

D. Some effects of industrialization on Earth’s atmosphere

13. What does the professor imply about Earth’s climate over the last several million years? (2 answers)

A. Ice ages have alternated with warmer periods.

B. Recent ice ages have not been as cold as earlier ice ages.

C. Interglacial periods have become cooler and cooler over time.

D. Previous interglacial periods were shorter than the current interglacial period.

14. According to the professor, what factor is extending the duration of the current interglacial period？

A. A shift in the locations of wetlands and forests

B. The relatively mild temperatures of the most recent ice ages

C. The increased absorption of certain atmospheric gases by farm crops

D. An increase in the quantity of certain gases in Earth’s atmosphere

15. According to the professor, what activities associated with the beginnings of agriculture may have slowed or

prevented the onset of a predicted ice age？（2 answers）

A. The clearing of trees B. The burning of fossil fuels

C. The domestication of certain animals D. The cultivation of certain grains

16. What is the professor’s attitude toward industrialization?

A. He thinks that its effect on Earth’s climate will decrease over time